In any solar cell process, the metallization step is critical as it often sets conditions and limitations for the other process steps. The main metallization technique used today in Si solar cell ...

In this interview, Dr. Chady Stephan, PhD, the Applied Markets Leader at PerkinElmer, talks to AZoM about the current trends shaping semiconductor wafer manufacturing. A semiconductor is a material ...

Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

In the center of this technological transition, Future Leading SiSiC/RBSIC/silcon carbide Cantilever Paddle products are emerging as a key solution for stable wafer handling and continuous kiln ...

The global SiC Wafer Processing market size is projected to reach US$ 2,986.44 million by 2032, at a CAGR of 14.43% ...

Wolfspeed has produced a single crystal 300mm silicon carbide wafer, an advancement that marks the next stage in the development of silicon carbide technology. The company, which holds over 2,300 ...

Apart from some obstacles and bureaucratic hindrances, the Italian PV market has recently joined the upper echelons of the solar industry. Along with small and medium-sized systems, the commercial and ...

The following executive comment was provided by Scott Becker, vice president of product management of FSI International Inc.'s Surface Conditioning Division. Based in Minneapolis, FSI International is ...

The ability to create materials with well-defined characteristics at the micro-and sub-micrometer dimensions is critical in a broad range of research fields and enterprises, from microelectronic chips ...

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. today announced it has begun volume production of what it claims is a defect-free silicon wafer. According to the company, many silicon wafers have reduced surface ...

Taiwan-based GlobalWafers Co., a major supplier of the silicon wafers used to make central processing units and other chips, plans to build a $5 billion silicon wafer plant in Sherman, Texas. The Wall ...